Description Follow Shad on LinkedIn at #chalkboardtalk to watch videos on his open roles. Shad and his team in Houston are working with a publicly held client with global footprint in the automotive space that is looking for a stand alone FP& A Manager to support strategic financial decision-making for a retail organization in Houston, Texas. This role will lead budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis while partnering closely with business leaders to improve visibility into key financial drivers. The ideal candidate brings strong modeling capability, sound business judgment, and hands-on experience with planning tools to help guide financial strategy and operational performance. Responsibilities: - Lead the annual budgeting process and recurring forecasts, ensuring financial plans align with business goals and current performance trends. - Build and maintain financial models that evaluate revenue, expenses, profitability, and other key indicators used in decision-making. - Analyze monthly and quarterly results, identify variances against plan, and provide actionable insights to senior leadership. - Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to develop reporting that improves understanding of operational and financial performance. - Prepare clear, decision-focused presentations and dashboards that communicate risks, opportunities, and recommendations. - Support long-range planning by translating business assumptions into structured financial scenarios and outlooks. - Manage and enhance planning processes within Adaptive Insights or similar platforms to improve accuracy and efficiency. - Recommend process improvements that strengthen corporate financial planning, reporting consistency, and analytical rigor. Requirements - Demonstrated experience in financial planning and analysis, including budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting. - Strong financial modeling skills with the ability to turn complex data into practical business insights. - Hands-on experience with Adaptive Insights or a comparable financial planning system. - Solid background in financial analysis within a corporate planning environment. - Advanced proficiency with spreadsheet-based analysis and presentation of financial information. - Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field. Robert Half is the world's first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles. Robert Half works to put you in the best position to succeed. We provide access to top jobs, competitive compensation and benefits, and free online training. Stay on top of every opportunity - whenever you choose - even on the go. Download the Robert Half app (https://www.roberthalf.com/us/en/mobile-app) and get 1-tap apply, notifications of AI-matched jobs, and much more. All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit roberthalf.gobenefits.net for more information. © 2025 Robert Half. An Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veterans. By clicking "Apply Now," you're agreeing to Robert Half's Terms of Use (https://www.roberthalf.com/us/en/terms) and Privacy Notice (https://www.roberthalf.com/us/en/privacy) .